MTG · Card

◇ Catalog #72

Forerunner of the Coalition

rix·#72·uncommon·foil

Illus. James Ryman

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wishlisted

Jan '18

8 yr ago

Value

$4.14+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $4.28 · low $3.90

NM$4.14

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$3.83–$4.37modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $4.24low $0.03range 14033.3%n 47

Where to buy / sell

TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #7,003 · Niche pick

Variants

Foil$4.14

Nonfoil$0.75

Gameplay

Creature — Human Pirate

When this creature enters, you may search your library for a Pirate card, reveal it, then shuffle and put that card on top. Whenever another Pirate you control enters, each opponent loses 1 life.

2/2

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDH

Rulings · 2

2018-01-19wotc

In a Two-Headed Giant game, the last ability of Forerunner of the Coalition causes the opposing team to lose 2 life.

2018-01-19wotc

If an effect refers to a “[subtype] spell” or “[subtype] card,” it refers only to a spell or card that has that subtype. For example, March of the Drowned is a card that benefits Pirates and features Pirates in its illustration, but it isn’t a Pirate card.

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $4.14. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.03 and $4.24 across 47 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 3 catalogued treatments from RIX — the lineup includes Foil and Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #72 of *Rivals of Ixalan*, the set that shipped alongside the January 2018 Rivals of Ixalan release.

Card type: Creature — Human Pirate, color identity black, printed at uncommon. Uncommons fill the middle-tier slots in a standard booster configuration. Mana cost: {2}{B} (3 converted).

Legal across the major constructed formats — Modern, Legacy, Vintage, and Commander — plus Standard rotation play.

EDHrec ranks this card #7,003 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by James Ryman. Rarix catalogs 409 other cards credited to this artist.